
There’s a lot going on in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Not only is the role-playing game massive in terms of sheer world size, but there are plenty of interwoven systems to grasp, character progression decisions to make, and gameplay options to tweak to your liking. Keeping track of all of Shadows’ moving parts across your 80-hour journey can be tricky, especially when you’re first starting out.
To help you avoid common pitfalls, Inverse has assembled six tips beginners should keep in mind as they guide Naoe, Yasuke, and their band of allies in liberating 1560s-era Japan from sinister forces.